Shackford v. Goodwin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Case against the defendant, as sheriff of the County of York, ior the neglect of one of his deputies, in taking insufficient bail, upon the plaintiffs’ original writ against one Thompson. At the trial, which was had at the last October term before Wilde, J., it was in evidence, that Samuel Walts, the defendant’s deputy, arrested Thompson, and returned that he had taken bail. The plaintiffs recovered judgment against Thompson for $ 30.06 damage, and $27.79 costs.
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Case against the defendant, as sheriff of the County of York, ior the neglect of one of his deputies, in taking insufficient bail, upon the plaintiffs’ original writ against one Thompson. At the trial, which was had at the last October term before Wilde, J., it was in evidence, that Samuel Walts, the defendant’s deputy, arrested Thompson, and returned that he had taken bail. The plaintiffs recovered judgment against Thompson for $ 30.06 damage, and $27.79 costs. Execution upon the judgment was delivered to another of the defendant’s deputies, who returned non est inventus ; whereupon due…
1Opinion of the Court
The Court observed, that they thought this no case for their interference, on account of the smallness of the damages; and ordered
Judgment on the verdict.
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